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Why did railroad companies claim they needed subsidies from the federal government?
 
  a. They argued that railroads were essential to economic development.
  b. They said that the government would make a tidy profit from returns on railroad bonds.
  c. They claimed railroad building was too costly and risky without government help.
  d. They would be unable to afford land without government help.
  e. They argued that the federal government had already financed the Pony Express.
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